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The Arts Society Bromley
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9th January – Limewood Sculpture of Renaissance Germany 7.30pm-9.15pm
Bishop Challoner School, 228 Bromley Road, Shortlands, BR2 0BS Cost: First lecture is free. £49 per season of 9 lectures. Contact: info@theartssocietybromley.org.uk or see www.theartssocietybromley.org.uk
Do you enjoy the Arts and want to know more? The Arts Society Bromley is the place of discovery and lectures take place on the first Monday of the month (unless a Bank Holiday). Illustrated lectures by accredited experts on a wide range of Art topics. A quarterly Arts Society magazine, visits, tours and much more.
Bromley Well
Monday - Saturday, 9am-5pm
Contact: 0808 278 7898 www.bromleywell.org.uk Email: spa@bromleywell.org.uk
Bromley Well provides help for you to stay emotionally and physically well and to remain independent.
Bromley Mencap Services
Contact: 020 8466 0790 Helpline open Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm
Email support: enquiries@bromleymencap.org www.bromleymencap.org.uk
Call for advice and a friendly voice. Please phone our helpline should you require any support or need advice.
Forget-Me-Not Survivors Of Suicide Loss
Meets the first Thursday of every month 7.45pm - 9.45pm
Cost: Free Contact: Sandra - 07519 105354 Email: sosl.orpington@gmail.com www.survivorsofsuicideloss.org.uk Twitter: @ForgetMeNotSoSl
Forget-Me-Not offers support for all those affected by suicide loss. The group is self-led and informal, where you can connect with other survivors.
Knitting Club
In accordance with changing requested requirement, we knit blankets of various sizes including other knitted items for Special Care Baby Units at various hospitals including the PRUH.
2pm-4pm on Wednesdays during term time
Crofton Baptist Church, Orpington Contact: Lin Harewood 01689 877010 on Wednesdays OR email lincbc2020@outlook.com for further information.
Anyone is welcome - you don’t have to be an experienced knitter. No need 2-aPly just come and make friends! We are knitters who natter so come and spin a yarn while you knit a yarn for a worthy cause.
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Mayor’s Charity Appeal Whisky Tasting
28th January at 7pm
Cost: £35 Contact: bit.ly/mayorswhiskytasting
The evening will give guests the opportunity to taste a full range of flavours from five Scottish single malts. All proceeds will go to the Mayor's Charity Appeal supporting Everybreath - The Lung Cancer Charity and Bromley Care Leavers Come Dine with Us. Snacks that will complement the whisky will be available. You will be drinking five measures of whisky, so no driving or operating heavy machinery.
Orpington 'Drop In' Parkinson's Café
1st Thursday of each month, 10.30am - 12.30pm
Sanctuary Café, Orpington Baptist Church, Station Road BR6 0RZ Cost: Free Contact: bromleyparkinsonsbranch@gmail.com
Pop in for a cuppa and a chat, share information, experiences and meet new friends.
Orpington Unit St John Ambulance Volunteer First Aid Training
Every Tuesday, 7.15pm - 9pm
Park Road, St Mary Cray BR5 4AS Cost: Free Contact: John Matthews John.Matthews1@sja.org.uk
A weekly meet for the volunteers to learn and develop their first aid skills in preparation for providing first aid at local events in and around Orpington.
Open Table Bromley
Launches at Bromley United Reformed Church, Widmore Road Saturday 14th January, 4pm
For more details please contact 020 8464 7674
With a time of fellowship and prayer. It will then meet every 2nd Sunday of the month from 12th February for an act of worship being at 4pm with refreshments. Open Table is a Christian worship community that genuinely welcomes and affirms people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer / Questioning, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA+) and allies. All are welcome.
Orpington Quilters
Second Thursday of the month 7pm - 10pm
Crofton Halls, Crofton Road, BR6 8PR Cost: £5 to visitors at meetings when we have a speaker, and £4 on other evenings. Contact: www.orpingtonquilters.co.uk
A group of enthusiastic quilters who meet to discuss and extend knowledge of patchwork and quilting. lifeinmagazines.co.uk
January 17th, 10.30am-12pm
Cost: Members free, visitors £5 United Reformed Church, 20 Widmore Rd, Bromley, BR1 1RY
Contact: 020 8777 6345, email membershipsecretary@ u3abromley.org.uk or see www.u3abromley.org.uk A talk by Bill Bowman: Robert Burns - the poet of humanity
Health, fitness, mindset
Flin's Online & Live Fitness Classes
See website for class dates & times
Cost: PAYG £5 - £8 Contact Fran: 07976 412027 www.flinsfitness.co.uk
Online streaming plus live offerings - 40+ classes a week, early mornings, mid mornings and evenings, including weekend classes. Outdoor Boot Camp, Circuits, Strength, Cardio, Pilates, Zumba, Yoga, Total Body Lite, Box Fit and more: fitness for all! Mornings at Westcombe Park RFC, evenings at Tubbenden School.
PB Dodgeball
Adult Social Dodgeball sessions, every Tuesday in Bromley Tuesdays: 8.30pm - 10pm at Bromley College, Rookery Lane, Bromley, BR2 8HE
Cost: First session is free, then £6 per session with membership available Contact: Email info@pbdodgeball.co.uk or call 07742136221. Also see www.pbdodgeball.co.uk, Facebook: @ PBDodgeball Instagram: @pbdodgeball
Interested in trying a new sport? Want to meet new people while getting active? Join us for a friendly game of Social Dodgeball in Bromley. Come along for a free first session to give it a go and see what the sport is about!
libraries
Did you know that the borough’s libraries run a variety of events throughout the month? Check their websites via www.better.org.uk/library/ london/bromley or call them for more information.
Beckenham
Contact: 020 8650 7292 Email: beckenham.library@gll.org Bromley Central Library
Contact: 020 3931 0900 Email: central.library@gll.org
Burnt Ash
Contact: 020 8460 3405 Email: burntash.library@gll.org Chislehurst Penge
Contact: 020 3915 7066 Email: penge.library@gll.org Shortlands
Contact: 020 8460 9692 Email: shortlands.library@gll.org Southborough
Contact: 020 8467 0355 Email: southborough.library@gll.org
West Wickham
Contact: 020 8777 4139 Email: westwickham.library@gll.org
MUSIC & entertainment
Into the Daylight – Jazz and Blues evening
Thursday 5th January, 8pm - 11pm
Daylight Inn, Station Square, Petts Wood, BR5 1LZ Cost: £5 admission (supporting Bromley Food Bank and Ukraine Appeal Contact: 01689 877402. Book a table or walk in: www.thedaylightinn.co.uk
Jazz and Blues with the Green Chain Quartet and special guest vocalist Franchesca Payne. For details see www.greenchainquartet.com
NETWORKING
1230 The Women’s Company Bromley
3rd Wednesday of each month
Kekik Kitchen, Bromley 12.30pm-2pm followed by open networking Non-members £28 and members £18. This includes a complimentary delicious lunch, plus any workshops and speakers. Contact: Email jgroundsell@1230.co.uk or call 07930756012 / 020 8650 8015 https://1230.co.uk/calendar/
As a leading businesswomen’s network, we provide on and off-line trading and business growth opportunities across the UK and overseas at local level. Our dynamic networking business helps businesswomen make the connections and find the support needed in business – from meeting locally to share experiences, to working together to grow business through regular vibrant, buzzy networking meetings.
Bromley Business Network
Hybrid meetings - Face-to-face (at Bromley Football Club) and online Doors open at 6.30am every other Wednesday.
Cost: £23 in person or £12.50 online. See bromleybusinessnetwork.co.uk
Includes a full cooked breakfast, unlimited tea/coffee.
theatre/ Performances
Churchill Theatre, Bromley
Contact: tickets@churchilltheatre.co.uk
An Evening of Burlesque
Tue 24 January 2023, 7:30pm
Tickets: £30
Roll up, roll up for a scintillating night out of sparkling entertainment with An Evening of Burlesque, a night filled with laughter, cabaret, mystery and glamour! This sensational variety show brings together a bounty of beautiful stars for an unrivalled variety show for the 21st century.
Steel Magnolias
Thu 19 – Sat 21 January, Various Times
Tickets from £22
Steel Magnolias is the hilarious and heart-warming true story that inspired the hit film starring Dolly Parton and Julia Roberts. The beloved film is now beautifully brought to life on stage and will feature an all-star cast including Laura Main (Call the Midwife) and Lucy Speed (The Archers, The Bill) and Diana Vickers (Dial M For Murder, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice).
Last Days of Disco
Wed 25 January, 7:30pm
Tickets: £29
Last Days of Disco features five amazing lead vocalists complimented by a seven-piece live band with a unique set list of 80s dancefloor classics from Irene Cara, Debarge, The Pointer Sisters, Evelyn Champagne King, Kool and The Gang, Stacey Lattishaw, Shalamar, Stephanie Mills and many more.
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